EP1573726B1 - Mecanisme de chargement equipe d'un curseur - Google Patents

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EP1573726B1
EP1573726B1 EP03782322A EP03782322A EP1573726B1 EP 1573726 B1 EP1573726 B1 EP 1573726B1 EP 03782322 A EP03782322 A EP 03782322A EP 03782322 A EP03782322 A EP 03782322A EP 1573726 B1 EP1573726 B1 EP 1573726B1
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Jürgen MÖSSNER
Stephan Knappmann
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
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    • G11B21/00—Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing
    • G11B21/02—Driving or moving of heads
    • G11B21/12—Raising and lowering; Back-spacing or forward-spacing along track; Returning to starting position otherwise than during transducing operation
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    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
    • G11B7/085—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position or across tracks, otherwise than during the transducing operation, e.g. for adjustment or preliminary positioning or track change or selection
    • G11B7/0857—Arrangements for mechanically moving the whole head
    • G11B7/08582—Sled-type positioners
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    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/122—Flying-type heads, e.g. analogous to Winchester type in magnetic recording
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    • G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
    • G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
    • G11B7/1387—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector using the near-field effect
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    • G11B11/00—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
    • G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
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    • G11B11/10552—Arrangements of transducers relative to each other, e.g. coupled heads, optical and magnetic head on the same base
    • G11B11/10554—Arrangements of transducers relative to each other, e.g. coupled heads, optical and magnetic head on the same base the transducers being disposed on the same side of the carrier
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    • G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
    • G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
    • G11B11/1055—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers
    • G11B11/10556—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers with provision for moving or switching or masking the transducers in or out of their operative position
    • G11B11/10558—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers with provision for moving or switching or masking the transducers in or out of their operative position in view of the loading or unloading of the carrier
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B11/00—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
    • G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
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  • the present invention relates to a flexible slider-loading mechanism for an optical drive with interchangeable optical storage media.
  • writing/reading heads referred to hereinbelow as sliders, which are shaped like missiles and float on a thin air cushion above the storage disks of the hard disk.
  • the air cushion here is produced by the rapid rotation of the hard disk.
  • the slider is fastened at the end of a resilient arm and is moved, by way of the latter, to the respective writing/reading positions of the hard disk.
  • the air cushion breaks up if the rotational speed of the hard disk decreases or if the hard disk comes to a standstill, and/or it has to be built up in the first instance when the hard disk starts up.
  • the article entitled "Effective Design and Performance of an Optical Flying Head for Near-Field Recording", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Vol. 41 (2002), pp. 1884-1888 by Kim et al. discloses attempts to transfer the displacement of the slider sliding on an air cushion, this being known from hard disks, to optical drives with interchangeable optical storage media.
  • the slider may bear, for example, a magnetic coil and/or an objective lens with a high numerical aperture or a part thereof (e.g. a so-called Solid Immersion Lens, SIL), which can thus be moved, on the optical axis, to a very small operating distance from the optical storage medium.
  • the slider is arranged on an optical writing/reading device which can be displaced relative to the optical storage medium.
  • a slider-loading mechanism for an optical drive having a slider which is fastened on a resilient arm and is lowered onto the surface of an optical storage medium and/or raised from the surface of the optical storage medium, a loading element which is not connected to the resilient arm being provided, and the loading element acting on the resilient arm and causing the slider to be lowered and/or raised.
  • the resilient arm In the lowered position, the resilient arm is not in contact with the loading element, with the result that the slider slides over the surface of the storage medium without being influenced.
  • the resilient arm In the raised position, the resilient arm is deflected slightly from the surface of the storage medium by the loading element.
  • the fastening point of the resilient arm is fixed, with the result that the resilient arm, and thus also the slider, is always oriented in the same way in relation to the optical axis in the lowered position. It is additionally possible, however, to provide a vertical adjusting means for adjusting the prestressing of the resilient arm and thus the resilient force which acts on the slider. On account of the changeover between two stable states, namely the slider lowered or the slider raised, there are no undefined intermediate positions.
  • the loading element advantageously penetrates between the surface of the optical storage medium and the resilient arm.
  • the loading element is preferably actuated via a lever.
  • the slider is raised off from the surface of the storage medium by only a few tenths of a millimeter. The slider is thus set down on the surface of the storage medium and/or raised from the surface, as far as possible, parallel thereto.
  • the lever is actuated via a gear mechanism.
  • the gear mechanism preferably has a loading pin which is provided with a gearwheel and is screwed into the writing/reading device. By virtue of the rotation of the gearwheel, the loading pin is screwed into the writing/reading device and/or unscrewed therefrom. The movement of the loading pin then serves for actuating the lever.
  • the gear mechanism advantageously has a rack.
  • this rack By virtue of this rack being fastened on the optical drive outside the displaceable writing/reading device, it is possible to dispense with an additional motor drive for the loading function.
  • the loading operation then takes place, for example, via the rough tracking function of the writing/reading device, this giving rise to a relative movement between the rack and the loading pin screwed into the writing/reading device.
  • the speed of the loading operation can be adjusted via variable rough tracking advancement. It is, of course, also possible to provide a separate motor drive for the loading operation.
  • a further advantage can be achieved by the rack being arranged in a displaceable manner. In this way, a loading operation is possible at virtually any desired location of the storage medium. It is sufficient, for this purpose, to displace the rack to the desired position. It is nevertheless possible to move to a stable parking position outside the storage medium for changing over the medium.
  • the lever is actuated via a cam control means.
  • a cam control means which is required for the cam control means here is fixed on the optical writing/reading device, while the lever is arranged outside the reading/writing region of the optical storage medium. This allows the slider to be set down and/or raised only on the periphery of the storage medium.
  • the converse arrangement is also possible, i.e. the cam is arranged outside the reading/writing region of the optical storage medium, while the lever is fixed on the optical writing/reading device. Both arrangements can easily be integrated in existing designs of optical writing/reading devices.
  • a slider-loading mechanism according to the invention is advantageously used in an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media.
  • Using a slider in such an apparatus makes it possible to realize recording mechanisms which utilize optical near-field effects or the magnetooptical recording with an objective-side coil. This is necessary, for example, if use is made of a high numerical aperture and thin substrate and/or covering layer. It is thus possible to achieve relatively high density of data on the storage media.
  • Fig. 1 shows various possible ways of realizing the loading mechanism in the region of testing devices for storage media as are known from the prior art:
  • the point of rotation of the loading mechanism is located at the end of the resilient arm (6).
  • the resilient-arm suspension (9) is a type of direct lever mechanism. The loading operation can thus only take place in the outer regions of the storage medium (8) without causing collisions with the storage medium (8).
  • the point of rotation (11) of the loading mechanism is located at the end of the resilient-arm suspension (9).
  • the loading operation is thus possible at any desired location of the storage medium (8), but the slider (2) is not guided up parallel to the surface of the storage medium (8). This means that the slider (2) approaches the surface, in the first instance, with an outer edge. This increases the risk of the slider (2) being able to collide with the storage medium (8) before the build-up of the air cushion for stable flight of the slider (2).
  • the slider (2) is retained in a virtually horizontal position by support of the resilient arm (6) with a loading finger (12). The slider (2) is thus guided up onto the surface of the storage medium (8) in a more or less parallel manner.
  • Fig. 2 shows a loading mechanism according to the invention for an optical drive.
  • the slider (2) flies on an air cushion approximately 20 nm to 1.5 ⁇ m above the surface of the storage medium and is retained in a vertically flexible manner by a resilient arm (6) with defined spring characteristics.
  • the slider (2) must not be set down on the surface of the storage medium (8) when the latter is at a standstill.
  • a mechanical loading mechanism which sets down the slider (2) gently when the storage medium (8) is rotating, is thus required. This allows the air cushion to build up before contact with the surface of the storage medium (8) can take place.
  • the slider (2) is correspondingly raised off from the rotating storage medium (8).
  • the loading mechanism which is shown in fig. 2 does not require an additional drive since the lever mechanism is actuated via the motor-driven rough tracking function which is provided as standard in the writing/reading device (4).
  • a loading tip (1) penetrates between the surface of the storage medium (8) and the resilient arm (6). This loading tip is mounted on a loading lever (3) which, by way of a defined tilting movement, raises and/or lowers the resilient arm (6) and thus the slider (2).
  • the loading tip (1) makes a displacement of approximately 0.3 mm at the location where force is introduced into the resilient arm (6), of which approximately 0.1 mm is idle displacement until contact is first made with the resilient arm (6). This results in a displacement in the center of the slider (2) of approximately 0.3 mm.
  • the loading lever (3) is actuated by the loading pin (7), which is provided with a gearwheel and is screwed into the writing/reading device (4).
  • the rotation of the loading pin (7) in the thread of the writing/reading device (4) results in a vertical movement upward or downward, depending on the direction of rotation.
  • the defined rotation of the loading pin (7) is realized via a rack (5), which is fitted in a displaceable manner on the frame and of which the number of teeth is coordinated with the leverages of the system and the thread pitch of the loading pin (7).
  • the tracking motor provided, depending on the direction of travel, by engagement of the rack (5) at the predefined location, the loading pin (7) is raised or lowered.
  • An appropriate selection of the thread direction and displacement stops for the rack (5) ensure that the slider (2) is always lowered and/or raised in the reading/writing region of the storage medium (8). If the slider (2) is set down, via the loading mechanism, at any desired location on the storage medium (8), rather than on the outer periphery of the storage medium (8), and if the skipped peripheral regions of the storage medium (8) are nevertheless to be read out/written to, the rack (5) then has to be pushed onto the end stop corresponding to the outer periphery of the storage medium (8). Otherwise, the loading mechanism would raise the slider (2) again at the location at which it has set it down.
  • the movement of the writing/reading device (4) in the direction of the center point of the storage medium (8) causes the slider (2) to be lowered onto the surface of the storage medium (8).
  • the movement of the writing/reading device (4) in the direction of the periphery of the storage medium (8) causes the slider (2) to be raised from the surface of the storage medium (8).
  • Fig. 3 shows a variant of the loading mechanism according to the invention which can be used, for example, in a testing system.
  • a removable end stop (13) allows the rack (5) to be pushed out of the region of the storage medium (8) in order that the slider (2) can also move to the outermost periphery of the storage medium (8) in order to read from and/or write to the storage medium (8) or to carry out other tests thereon.
  • a further example of a loading mechanism is illustrated in fig. 4.
  • the loading operation here takes place via a cam control means on the outer periphery of the storage medium (8).
  • the loading lever (3) is fixed on the frame of the drive.
  • the loading operation for lowering and raising the slider (2) always takes place in the outer region of the optical storage medium (8).
  • a cam (10) mounted on the writing/reading device (4) controls the deflection of the resilient arm (6) by the loading tip (1) during the loading operation.
  • the movement of the writing/reading device (4) in the direction of the center point of the storage medium (8) causes the slider (2) to be lowered onto the surface of the storage medium.
  • the movement of the writing/reading device (4) in the direction of the periphery of the storage medium (8) causes the slider (2) to be raised from the surface of the storage medium (8).

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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur flexible destiné à un lecteur de disque optique comprenant des supports de stockage optique interchangeables (8). Ce mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur se compose d'un curseur (2) fixé à un bras élastique (6), conçu pour être approché et/ou éloigné de la surface du support de stockage optique (8). Ce mécanisme se caractérise par le fait qu'il comporte également un élément de chargement (1) qui n'est pas relié au bras élastique (6), agissant sur le bras élastique (6) et permettant d'approcher et/ou d'éloigner le curseur (2) de la surface du support de stockage optique (8).

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  1. Un mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur pour un lecteur optique, disposant d'un curseur (2) fixé à un bras élastique (6) et abaissé sur la surface d'un support de stockage optique (8) et/ou élevé de la surface du support de stockage optique (8) et d'un élément de chargement (1) séparé du bras élastique (6), l'élément de chargement (1) pénétrant entre la surface du support de stockage optique (8) et le bras élastique (6) et étant actionné via un levier (3) pour agir sur le bras élastique (6) pour abaisser et/ou élever le curseur (2), caractérisé en ce que le levier (3) est actionné via un mécanisme d'engrenage (5,7) disposant d'une broche de chargement (7) vissée fournie avec la roue d'engrenage et d'une crémaillère (5), qui est disposée de façon à pouvoir être déplacée et interagit avec la roue dentée de la broche de chargement (7).
  2. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un entraînement linéaire est fourni pour la crémaillère (5).
  3. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la roue dentée de la broche de chargement (7) est actionnée par un mouvement de la crémaillère (5) par rapport à la roue dentée avec l'entraînement linéaire.
  4. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la roue dentée de la broche de chargement (7) est actionnée par un mouvement de la roue dentée par rapport à la crémaillère (5) à l'aide d'une fonction de suivi approximatif.
  5. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il inclut également des arrêts de déplacement pour la crémaillère (5) pour garantir que le curseur (2) est toujours abaissé et/ou élevé dans une région de lecture/d'écriture d'un support de stockage (8).
  6. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que, en position abaissée, le bras élastique (6) n'est pas en contact avec l'élément de chargement (1).
  7. Le mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il inclut également un moyen d'ajustement pour ajuster la précontraite du bras élastique (6).
  8. Une unité pour lire et/ou écrire sur des supports d'enregistrement optiques, caractérisée en ce qu'elle dispose d'un mécanisme de chargement équipé d'un curseur tel que revendiqué dans l'une des revendications 1 à 7.
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